The ecology of butterflies and moths in hedgerows and field margins

JW Dover - The ecology of hedgerows and field margins, 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
In intensively managed farmland, both arable and grassland, adult and larval resources for
Lepidoptera can be limiting. Butterflies and moths are significantly impacted by the …

Surveillance strategies of rodents in agroecosystems, forestry and urban environments

A Jurišić, AI Ćupina, M Kavran, A Potkonjak, I Ivanović… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rodents belong to the group of occasionally economically significant to very significant
pests. Some species, especially synanthropic species, cause material damage in various …

Improving the biodiversity benefits of hedgerows: how physical characteristics and the proximity of foraging habitat affect the use of linear features by bats

KL Boughey, IR Lake, KA Haysom, PM Dolman - Biological conservation, 2011 - Elsevier
Within agricultural landscapes, linear features such as hedgerows and tree-lines provide
valuable habitat for many species. We use data from 315 transects, completed as part of a …

Habitat suitability for small mammals in Mediterranean landscapes: how and why shrubs matter

I Torre, C Jaime-González, M Díaz - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fires are usually seen as a threat for biodiversity conservation in the Mediterranean, but
natural afforestation after abandonment of traditional land uses is leading to the …

[BOEK][B] Wytham Woods: Oxford's ecological laboratory

P Savill, C Perrins, K Kirby, N Fisher - 2010 - books.google.com
For the first time, this book tells the Wytham story in a way that is accessible to both scientist
and general reader alike. It provides a fascinating overview of what the Woods are like, their …

Effects of forest management on density and survival in three forest rodent species

S Gasperini, A Mortelliti, P Bartolommei… - Forest Ecology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Several studies have shown that small mammal communities are influenced by silvicultural
activities, possibly because these affect the quality of wildlife habitats. Previous research …

Temporal partitioning between forest-dwelling small rodents in a Mediterranean deciduous woodland

A Viviano, M Scarfò, E Mori - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Camera-trap** has been widely used to assess activity rhythms and
temporal overlap of different medium-and large-sized mammal species sharing the same …

Usage patterns of Mediterranean agro-forest habitat components by wood mice Apodemus sylvaticus

LM Rosalino, D Ferreira, I Leitão, M Santos-Reis - Mammalian Biology, 2011 - Elsevier
Sixteen wood mice Apodemus sylvaticus were radio-tracked in a Mediterranean cork oak
agro-forestry-system to describe their spatial distribution and organisation as well as their …

Empirical evaluation of the strength of interspecific competition in sha** small mammal communities in fragmented landscapes

G Sozio, A Mortelliti - Landscape Ecology, 2016 - Springer
Context Theory predicts that habitat loss and fragmentation may have drastic consequences
on species' interactions. To date, however, little empirical evidence exists on the strength of …

Host–parasite interactions of rodent hosts and ectoparasite communities from different habitats in Germany

A Obiegala, L Arnold, M Pfeffer, M Kiefer, D Kiefer… - Parasites & …, 2021 - Springer
Background Small mammals are important maintenance hosts of ectoparasites as well as
reservoir hosts for many arthropod-borne pathogens. In Germany, only a few studies have …